Biography

Herron was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father and grandfather, both named Carson Herron, were professional golfers who played the U.S. Open.

Herron attended the University of New Mexico and played on the 1993 United States Walker Cup team before turning professional later that year. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1995, and the following season he won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the Honda Classic. He won three times in his first four seasons at the top level. Herron continued to play consistently after that, but there was a seven-year gap before he claimed his fourth PGA Tour title at the 2006 Bank of America Colonial. His best finish in a major championship is a solo 6th place finish in the 1999 U.S. Open. In 2006, he featured in the top fifty of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Herron has played in 516 PGA Tour events through 2015 and won more than $18.7 million during his career, but has not been fully exempt on the PGA Tour since 2012. He currently resides in Wayzata, Minnesota.

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 12, 1996	Honda Classic	−17 (66-69-66-68=271)	3 strokes	Nick Price
2	Sep 21, 1997	LaCantera Texas Open	−17 (71-67-64-69=271)	2 strokes	Rick Fehr, Brent Geiberger
3	Mar 21, 1999	Bay Hill Invitational	−14 (66-69-67-72=274)	Playoff	Tom Lehman
4	May 21, 2006	Bank of America Colonial	−12 (67-65-68-68=268)	Playoff	Richard S. Johnson

PGA Tour playoff record (2-1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1999	Bay Hill Invitational	Tom Lehman	Won with birdie on second extra hole
2	2004	Buick Championship	Woody Austin	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	2006	Bank of America Colonial	Richard S. Johnson	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	T44
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	DNP	T53	6
The Open Championship	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	T30
PGA Championship	DNP	T31	T13	75	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T11	T36	T37	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	T40	T50	DNP	T13	T33	63	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T41	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	T14	CUT	CUT	T14	T66	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2010	2011	2012
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	4
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	1	2	11	7
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	6
Totals	0	0	0	0	1	6	37	19

• Most consecutive cuts made - 5 (1998 U.S. Open - 1999 Open Championship)
• Longest streak of top-10s - 1

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup: 1993 (winners)

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